ICT511: Advanced Computer Networks


Course Description

This course will cover advanced concepts in computer network such as: · Advanced Internet addressing (CIDR and NAT) · End-to-end protocols · Multicast Address resolution server · Multi protocol over ATM · IP Switching / Tag Switching · Multi protocol label Switching(MPLS) · scheduling and congestion control in the Internet · Quality of service in the Internet · Internet Routing Architecture: · Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) · Resource ReSerVation Protocol (RSVP) · IP version 6 · Wi-Fi and Wi-Max, Mobile IP Lot of reading: Research papers will be given. Students will submit one page summary before discussing it in the class.

Text Books

1. Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet James F. Kurose, Keith W. Ross
2. Engineering Internet QoS, Sanjay Jha, Mahbub Hassan.
3. Wireless Communications by Andrea Goldsmith, Stanford University, California

Detailed Course Outline: